A CHILDREN’S play area is top of the wish list for residents on Heston’s Brabazon Road estate as ideas continue to pour out for how to spend a £1 million Lottery windfall.

More benches and outdoor exercise equipment for elderly residents are among the other suggestions from Sandra Middleton, chairwoman of the Brabazon Estate Residents’ Association (BERA).

People will get another chance to have their say about how the money should be spent next Thursday (August 18) at a fair on the estate’s main green.

Mrs Middleton said: “We would like to see a little children’s play area on one of the small areas of grassland in Brabazon Road.

“It would also be nice to get some seats around the green and the perimeter of the estate, and possibly some exercise equipment for the elderly.”

The £1 million for Heston West ward was announced last month as part of the Lottery’s Big Local Programme, because the area has missed out on Lottery funding over the years.

Young volunteers have organised a fair on the main green next Thursday, from 11am to 4pm, with the chief purpose of getting more views about how the cash should be spent.

The free event, organised with the assistance of Hounslow Youth Council, will include circus entertainers, sports and much more.

Meanwhile, the community centre at the former doctor’s surgery in Brabazon Road is nearing completion, with an official opening planned for Saturday, September 3.

The Grand United Day, from noon to 4pm, is planned to coincide with celebrations for the Muslim festival Eid. There will a bouncy castle, children’s activities, coaches from Brentford FC and much more.

Mrs Middleton is keen to hear from groups who want to use the community centre, where coffee mornings already take place every Wednesday from 10am to midday. To find out more, call her on 020 8759 0982.

Cricket lessons, run by a coach from the MCC, are also taking place on the main green every Friday from 4.30pm. The classes are for young people aged seven or above and there is no need to book a place.